Culture Shifting

Report + Support is our online reporting system which allows students, staff and visitors of almost 30 universities in the UK to make named reports, anonymous reports and seek support if they've experienced or witnessed any form of bullying, abuse or harassment.In this podcast, you’ll hear from Kelsey Paske at UCL. Kelsey has been integral to the successful implementation of Report + Support at UCL and will be sharing insight into how the university uses its reporting system.Our co-host is Gemma McCall, Co-Founder of Culture Shift, the organisation behind Report + Support.Between them, they’ll be able to answer any questions you might have if you’re thinking about putting the Report + Support system into place in your University. They'll cover everything from what cultural shifts will be necessary, to giving advice about involving different stakeholders within your institution, and what happens between giving the go-ahead, and the system actually going live.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Victoria Beckwith, Student Support at the University of Essex. Victoria has managed the successful implementation of Report + Support which went live at the university in June 2018.Our co-host is Gemma McCall, Director of Culture Shift and Project Lead for Report + Support. Her role is to raise awareness of the platform and its benefits to HEIs across the UK.Between them, they’ll be able to answer any questions you might have if you’re thinking about putting the Report + Support system into place in your University. They'll cover everything from what cultural shifts will be necessary, to giving advice about involving different stakeholders within your institution, and what happens between giving the go-ahead, and the system actually going live.

Report + Support is our online reporting system which allows students, staff and visitors of almost 30 universities in the UK to make named reports, anonymous reports and seek support if they've experienced or witnessed any form of bullying, abuse or harassment.In this podcast, you’ll hear from Harriet Smailes, Wellbeing Case Manager and Standing Together Lead at the University of Leicester. Harriet has been integral to the successful implementation of Report + Support at Leicester and will be sharing insight into how the university uses its reporting system.Our co-host is Gemma McCall, Co-Founder of Culture Shift, the organisation behind Report + Support.Between them, they’ll be able to answer any questions you might have if you’re thinking about putting the Report + Support system into place in your University. They'll cover everything from what cultural shifts will be necessary, to giving advice about involving different stakeholders within your institution, and what happens between giving the go-ahead, and the system actually going live.

Report + Support is the first product from Culture Shift, an anonymous online reporting system, which also offers support for those experiencing harassment. The Report & Support System helps universities to keep their populations safe by giving them the opportunity to seek support or (as recommended in the UUK Guidelines), report harassment anonymously.Originally developed in collaboration with the University of Manchester, the platform is now being rolled out to Universities across the UK.In this podcast, you’ll hear from Vicki Baars, Strategy and Review Manager - Sexual Harassment at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her role at Goldsmiths focuses on reviewing the current policies and processes with the intention of improving the institution's prevention of and response to sexual harassment, violence, and misconduct. Vicki has managed the successful implementation of Report + Support which went live at Goldsmiths in February 2018.Our co-host is Gemma McCall, Director of Culture Shift and Project Lead for Report + Support. Her role is to raise awareness of the platform and its benefits to HEIs across the UK.Between them, they’ll be able to answer any questions you might have if you’re thinking about putting the Report + Support system into place in your University. They'll cover everything from what cultural shifts will be necessary, to giving advice about involving different stakeholders within your institution, and what happens between giving the go-ahead, and the system actually going live.

Report + Support is our online reporting system which allows students, staff and visitors of almost 30 universities in the UK to make named reports, anonymous reports and seek support if they've experienced or witnessed any form of bullying, abuse or harassment.In this podcast, you’ll hear from Stephen White, Head of Student Wellbeing and Student Support at Brunel University London. Brunel has had the Report + Support system in place for almost a year and will be talking about their unique experience of having a system in place with a focus on Mental Health and Wellbeing.Our co-host is Gemma McCall, Co-Founder of Culture Shift, the organisation behind Report + Support.Between them, they’ll be able to answer any questions you might have if you’re thinking about putting the Report + Support system into place in your University. They'll cover everything from what cultural shifts will be necessary, to giving advice about involving different stakeholders within your institution, and what happens between giving the go-ahead, and the system actually going live.This recording will also be useful if you've already got a Report + Support system in place, but would like to gain some insight into how other universities use the system, and the data gathered through it.

On the 25th May 2018, the GDPR became enforceable by the ICO and the mill of misinformation began to turn. Now, more than a year later organisations are still concerned about what they can and can’t do with people’s data and the legalities around anonymous reporting.In this epoisode Saskia Coplans, Culture Shift’s Data Protection Officer and co-founder of cybersecurity consultancy Digital Interruption, and Gemma McCall MD of Culture Shift, demystify the misconceptions surrounding Data Protection and the GDPR.Saskia helps you understand the legislation and regulations covering the handling of sensitive data and what it means specifically to licensees of Report + Support.We discuss what is meant by the data subject rights, with a focus on the right to be informed and the right to be forgotten. What’s the difference between anonymous data and anonymous reporting? What is the legal basis for handling data of this nature? All of this and more is covered in this informative episode. 

What are employers' responsibilities when it comes to harassment in the workplace?According to a TUC survey 1 in 3 people experience bullying or harassment in the workplace, with women and those from the LGBTQ or BAME communities more likely to be victims than others. How many people does that equate to within your workforce?In the last 18 months we've seen a tidal wave of change on the subject of harassment across all sectors, globally. Harassment has become a board focus with many boards realising it is their responsibility to drive cultural change.This is a recording of a webinar is for individuals responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the people within their organisation.This webinar recording was delivered by Kirsty Rogers, Partner at DWF Law, and Gemma McCall, Co-Founder of Culture Shift. Kirsty oversees DWF's approach to client relationships across the commercial side of the business, whilst maintaining her core role as an employment lawyer. Gemma is MD of Culture Shift, a tech-for-good software development business, its first product Report + Support is a revolutionary online platform which allows the reporting and monitoring of bullying and harassment within organisations.Between them they cover:What is the reality of harassment in the workplace?What types of behaviour are counted as 'harassment' or unacceptable conduct?How employers should respond to harassment in the workplaceYour legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Health & Safety at Work Act 1974How you can minimise risk to reputation by protecting your peopleRecommendations for complaints procedures, reporting and trainingBarriers to reporting and how to encourage an open environment for reportingThe benefits of anonymous reportingHow you can use data from reporting to monitor and tackle toxic workplace culturesWhat next? How you can take this learning forward to protect your people and your business.If you care about protecting the safety and wellbeing of your team, and minimising the risk to your reputation, then this webinar is for you. We'll arm you with all the vital information you need about what you should already be doing by law, and what else you can do to stand out as an employer that has a zero tolerance culture towards harassment and puts its people first.

What tangible action can you take when you receive a number of anonymous reports and identify a potential toxic culture within a department?So, you've received a number of anonymous reports, all from the same department, which signals a toxic culture in that area of the university... but what can you do with that information?Licensees of Report + Support up and down the country often ponder that exact question, and this webinar will provide you will some helpful guidance on what tangible action you can take with the data gathered through your reporting system.The webinar is led by Gemma McCall, co-founder of Culture Shift (the organisation behind the Report + Support system), and Kelsey Paske, the Preventing Sexual Misconduct Manager at UCL (University College London.)Between them they will discuss UCL's innovative approach to taking action, and how they work with the trends they identify to take a proactive approach to tackling toxic cultures and behaviours on campus. Kelsey will be discussing the newly launched Environmental Investigations initiative that is currently being trialed at UCL - an initiative specifically designed to use the data and information they gather to take a proactive and preventative approach.Environmental Investigations allow UCL to understand many things about the data including the context of anonymous reporting, barriers to reporting and key interventions that would be useful to prevent in future.